"Secretary Qu, I didn't expect you to have such a background!!"
Director Lin crossed his arms and leaned on the chair, looking at Qu Ranran coldly, extremely unhappy.
Qu Ranran looked up from the weekly magazine, "This report is untrue."
Director Lin clicked his tongue and said, "I don't care whether the report is true or not, but your identity as Guan Hao's ex-wife shouldn't be wrong, right?"
Qu Ranran was silent.
Why do others care so much about her past? Just because her ex-husband is Guan Hao?
"I didn't expect that our 'qcs' would actually have hidden dragons and crouching tigers, as well as a 'big shot' like you!"
Hearing that Director Lin's words were derogatory, Qu Ranran said calmly, "Director Lin, I believe that 'qcs' recruits employees without caring about their emotional experiences."
Director Lin narrowed his eyes and looked at Qu Ranran.
When Qu Ranran came to New York last time, Director Lin was not very impressed by Qu Ranran, because in terms of Qu Ranran's appearance, she was pretty, but definitely not stunning.
Now that he learned that Qu Ranran was the ex-wife of Guan Hao, the president of the "Haotian" Group, who was known as a god in the business world, Director Lin couldn't help but feel envious and jealous. After all, even Guan Hao's ex-wife had a prestigious title.
What's more, this also means that Qu Ranran once slept with Guan Hao, which would simply destroy the male god in their hearts.
Director Lin's words couldn't help but turn sour, "Secretary Qu is Guan Hao's ex-wife, so even if you get Guan Hao's breakup fee, I'm afraid you won't be able to spend it all in your lifetime. How could you end up in a situation where you have to go out to work?" Qu Ranran told the truth.
Answer, "I like to support myself."
In fact, she and Guan Hao rarely talk about money.
When they got divorced a few years ago, he was harsh on her because of the grudges of the previous generation. Even though they discussed the cost of the divorce, it was not much, and she never thought of accepting it.
Later, she got entangled with him. He gave her money twice, once was 50 million. At that time, he asked Qi Siya to give her 10 million, which was the living expenses he gave to Yu An. The first payment was 50 million.
She had returned the card to him a long time ago. She had gone to the bank to withdraw the second check of ten million and used some of it because she had no job at that time and had to take care of Yu An, but after she got a job, she
The money has not been used again, although it is still in her bank account.
Director Lin adjusted his sitting position and spat out contemptuously, "If you could really make a living on your own, how could you seduce your ex-husband, desperately sabotage his wedding with his current girlfriend, give birth to a child for him, and still be entangled with him?
, causing your current girlfriend to publish your scandal in the newspaper?"
After suffering two blows in a month, Qu Ranran felt very tired. She knew that even if she explained to others, she would not be able to explain clearly, so she chose to remain silent.
Director Lin saw that Qu Ranran's bloodless face looked weak at this moment, and couldn't help but said, "Don't say that I used such ugly words to criticize you. It is true that such news reports have to make us look at you with admiration. Of course, this matter
This matter is actually your private matter, I have no right to interfere, but..."
A ringtone interrupted Director Lin's speech.
Director Lin immediately pressed the intercom, "What's the matter?"
A respectful female voice came out clearly from the phone with the speaker on, "The security guard said that there are many reporters outside the gate of our company, and they all want to interview Miss Qu."
Director Lin raised his eyes and glanced at Qu Ranran, "Look, trouble is coming."
Qu Ranran remained silent.
Director Lin said to the person on the phone, "Let the security drive away those reporters... By the way, how do these people know that Secretary Qu is at the headquarters?"
The person on the phone replied, "It is said that it was revealed by an employee of the T city branch..."
"Tell those reporters that this is just a private matter of employees and has nothing to do with our 'QCS'. Please don't block the door of 'QCS' and affect the normal operation of the company."
"But……"
"But what?"
The person on the other end of the phone hesitated and spat out, "Those reporters are saying that there are rumors within our 'qcs' that Miss Qu is the future boss lady of our 'qcs', so we want you, Director Lin, to come forward on behalf of our president."
Let me respond to this rumor..."
Upon hearing the news, Qu Ranran suddenly raised his head, his eyes widening in shock.
Director Lin was as shocked as Qu Ranran, and he spat out in disbelief, "What future boss lady? Please speak clearly!"
"The reporter said that this rumor has already been heard within the T City Branch, and this time a reporter specifically asked some employees of the T City Branch. They all said that this rumor is no longer a secret in 'qcs'. Miss Qu even said
Acknowledge this fact personally to your colleagues.”
"Nonsense!!" Director Lin angrily threw the phone on the phone and glared at Qu Ranran in displeasure, "There is such news circulating in the T City branch?"
Qu Ranran remained calm and explained, "Director, this is simply a rumor."
"When you say rumors, you mean that there are indeed such rumors in T City Branch?"
"Yes, but this is really a misinformation. I don't know our president at all, and I don't know why they have such rumors. Also, I have never told my colleagues in city T that I am related to the president."
Director Lin stared at Qu Ranran and thought carefully for a moment. Even she, the design director who has been in the company for five years and is one of the highest-level personnel within "qcs", has never seen the boss behind "qcs".
How could Qu Ranran become the president in just a few months? This is simply unbelievable!
Director Lin asked, "I believe you are telling the truth about this matter, but where did such rumors come from?"
Qu Ranran answered truthfully, "I don't know either..."
"Don't you know, or was this news simply directed and acted by you?"
Qu Ranran opened her mouth in shock, "Director, why do you think so?"
Director Lin angrily spat out, "You know that our president has always kept a low profile, so you wanted to use your ambiguous relationship with the president to win your good treatment at the T city branch, but you didn't expect that your previous scandals would be exposed, and you would be involved.
This matter was also exposed by colleagues in City T... I asked why Manager Chen defended you so much. It seems that Manager Chen was also deceived by your kind appearance."
Qu Ranran shook his head vigorously, "I have never done such a thing..."
Director Lin stood up angrily, "Whether you directed or acted in this matter, now you are in big trouble... Just wait until I come to the media to explain it clearly!!"
After leaving these words, Director Lin left angrily.
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Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of Director Lin's office, Qu Ranran looked down helplessly.
At this moment, the gate of the headquarters was blocked by a crowd of reporters, and the security guards were trying hard to maintain order.
The number of media this time far exceeds that of City T, and they are all internationally renowned media.
Qu Ranran leaned against the glass curtain, her face as pale as paper.
I don’t know how long it took before a call came.
"Ranran!"
Qu Ranran raised her eyes and saw Manager Chen hurried towards her.
"Um?"
"Sorry, I went out early in the morning and didn't know that the director called you into the office."
Qu Ranran frowned uneasily, "Manager, what should we do now?"
Manager Chen gently put his arm on Qu Ranran's shoulders and said comfortingly, "Those guys in city t must be adding fuel to the fire with the media in city t, so the matter between you and the boss is spread here..."
"Manager, you should know that the matter between me and the boss is completely false!"
"I know, but this news broke out together with your 'indecent' news, and it immediately stirred up waves... So this matter is no longer your problem alone!"
Qu Ranran said angrily, "How did things turn out like this?" She thought that when she came to New York, the incident would slowly fade away, but she never thought that it would get worse.
"Director Lin is dealing with those reporters now. We will wait until Director Lin comes back."
Qu Ranran nodded lightly, "That's all we can do."
…
More than ten minutes later, Director Lin walked in solemnly from outside.
Manager Chen hurriedly greeted him, "Director!"
Director Lin sat back in his chair and said coldly to Qu Ranran who was standing aside, "I can't handle it anymore. I have already told the reporters that I will ask you to hold a press conference to clarify it in person!"
Manager Chen spat out weakly, "Director, isn't it good to let Secretary Qu face those reporters alone..."
Yes, Qu Ranran is now surrounded by scandals. If a press conference is held, those reporters will definitely not let Qu Ranran go...
Even if Qu Ranran could make it clear that the rumors about her relationship with the boss behind "qcs" were false, she could not clearly explain her relationship with Guan Hao, which would inadvertently force Qu Ranran to endure the humiliation.
Qu Ranran also objected to meeting reporters because of this consideration. How could she explain her relationship with Guan Hao to the media? Maybe she told the world that she and Guan Hao once truly loved each other.
No one will believe it!
Director Lin glared at Manager Chen coldly, "There are such bad rumors about City T branch, why didn't you report it to me immediately?"
Manager Chen explained, "I never thought it would be so serious."
"It's related to the reputation of our president. Isn't this serious?"
Manager Chen was immediately speechless.
Director Lin Shen Leng looked at Qu Ranran, "I'm sorry for pushing you out. Although it is a bit heartless, I have to do it... Only if you clarify it personally can the rumors be stopped. I don't want the president to call me personally.
He accused me of poor management and damaged his reputation."
…
Qu Ranran sat thoughtfully on the sofa in Director Lin's office.
Yes, Director Lin did not allow her to step out of the office before holding a press conference.
It was obvious that Director Lin was afraid that she would take the opportunity to escape and would not be able to explain to the media.
Qu Ranran was the only one in the huge office, and it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
For the first time, she felt such hesitation and helplessness.
Director Lin said that the press conference was scheduled for the evening, which meant that she would have to face the reporters who were eyeing her tonight.
The reason why she said these reporters were watching her with eager eyes was because she could already predict what kind of situation she would face tonight.
Qiao Si is now Guan Hao's upright girlfriend, and she is Guan Hao's ex-wife. Everyone knows who to protect so as not to offend Guan Hao...
Therefore, when she clarified the rumors about her and the boss behind "qcs" to the media, the reporters would never show any conviction. They would even force her to admit that she had climbed up the ladder...the purpose was to completely suppress her and cater to Qiao Si and flatter her.
Gauchos.
How should she get through this level?
She really didn't want to be flooded with reports slandering her reputation in newspapers and weekly magazines tomorrow, and she didn't want her sister to worry.
The sky gradually became dark.
As the time for the press conference got closer and closer, Qu Ranran became more and more anxious.
During this period, Manager Chen bought her food, but she had no appetite at all. The helpless Manager Chen could only shake his head and leave.
In fact, Director Lin had no right to imprison her or force her. If she insisted, she could still leave here, but she did not do so.
The most important reason is that she wants to put an end to the false reports in the weekly magazine tonight, and she must clarify to the media that she is not a person who talks nonsense. She has never said anything about her relationship with "qcs"
The boss behind the scenes has connections.
But, how to end all this?
With a heavy sigh, Qu Ranran took out her mobile phone.
That's right, she plans to call Guan Hao!
She was too naive before, thinking that based on their previous relationship, he would definitely handle this matter. Who would have thought that he would choose to sit on the sidelines.
She overestimated the past between them and his feelings for her, so that the current situation turned into a mess.
It was also her fault that she was too forbearing. If she had had the guts to question him after he chose to sit on the sidelines, maybe he would have given her an answer long ago.
Yes, he must give her an answer!
Now the person fabricating false facts to slander her reputation is his girlfriend, how can he sit back and ignore it?
In fact, there were many opportunities for her to question him about this matter last night, but she was proud of herself and did not want him to think that she still cared about his indifference to her. The most important thing was that she thought that this matter was over. How could she know that today
This caused such a storm.
After dialing the number, Qu Ranran finally decided to call Guan Hao.
It wasn't until she dialed his number and heard the unreachable notification sound from her phone that Qu Ranran realized that her phone number seemed to have been restricted by him.
With a sinking heart, Qu Ranran stood up and went to Director Lin's desk, picked up the phone on Director Lin's desk and dialed the number in his memory.
The phone was quickly connected, but what greeted them was silence.
Qu Ranran didn't speak because she thought that she was begging him on the phone at this moment, and the word "begging" created an extremely uncomfortable feeling in her heart.
Guan Hao didn't speak, and he obviously guessed that the person on the other end of the phone was her.
I don't know why, but after last night, she now felt very embarrassed even if she "begged" him.
"Hey, it's me."
Qu Ranran finally spoke up.
Guan Hao responded lightly, "Yeah."
Qu Ranran squeezed the corner of the table tightly to relieve tension and asked softly, "Have you read today's news?"
"Chen Lin told me."
Qu Ranran lowered his eyes, "This incident has had a very negative impact on me and has seriously affected my work and life. I hope you can come forward and clarify."
She knows that him coming forward to clarify is equivalent to giving her girlfriend a slap in the face, but she has no choice now. There is still a long way to go. Such negative news will affect her future path forward. What's more, if this matter is not clarified,
Her personality and character have been questioned by the world, and her desire to clarify that she did not fabricate the fact that she has a relationship with the boss behind "qcs" will also attract doubts.
"Don't worry, I will take care of this matter."
Hearing his gentle answer, Qu Ranran suddenly felt a warm current pouring into her cold heart.
She didn't expect that he would answer so simply...
Qu Ranran's mood improved obviously, "Well, I will hold a press conference at eight o'clock tonight. I hope you can make arrangements."
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The top floor of a towering business building.
A man exuding elegance sat leisurely in the sky garden and sipped red wine.
"boss."
A slightly respectful voice came, and Tang Kai walked up to him.
Qiao Che looked at the red wine swaying in the glass and said, "Yeah."
Tang Kaidao said, "Everything is as you expected, boss. Miss Qu is very helpless now. The press conference will be held at eight o'clock in the evening."
Qiao Che nodded with satisfaction, "I don't believe he can really stand by and watch!"
"Boss, I still think you are suspicious..."
"How to say?"
Tang Kai replied, "You want me to check Mr. Guan's whereabouts last night, and I've already found it... People from the xx club said that Mr. Guan was there with Pan-European Trading from 5:30 to 10 o'clock last night.
The boss of the group was discussing business, and it was true that he was busy with official business as Miss Qiao said. To be on the safe side, I also checked Miss Qu’s whereabouts last night. All the staff at the golf club saw that Miss Qu was having a hard time last night, so they played
When the car left, I checked the taxi again, and the taxi driver said that he sent Miss Qu to the hotel safely. Later, the hotel waiter also confirmed that Miss Qu returned to the hotel early."